First record of Seriola fasciata (Carangidae) from Galician waters (NW Spain). A new northernmost occurrence in the NE Atlantic

Bañón R., Mucientes G.R.

Published date: September 2009
Volume: 33
Number: 3
Pagination: 247-248
Publisher: Société Française d'Ichtyologie
doi: https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2009-333-008
Abstract

The first record of the lesser Amberjack Seriola fasciata from Galician waters (NW Spain) is reported. This is the northernmost confirmed occurrence in the eastern Atlantic. A lot of these new tropical affinity fishes recorded in last years in Atlantic European waters are composed by carangids, with a notable increase in their species number.

Keywords: ANE - Carangidae - First record - Galicia - NW Spain - Seriola fasciata
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